Mail on Monday: The Animator

Having worked on 57 shorts and 19 features, Disney Imagineer and Animator Bill Justice left a huge mark on my childhood. (And probably yours, too.)

He animated Thumper. He created Chip and Dale. And he programmed some of the audioanimatronics in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, Pirates and Country Bears. He was literally a Disney Legend.

Michael Crawford, of Progress City, wrote about the man and his legacy in 2011, following Justice’s passing, so I won’t retread that territory, but I will share with you his awesome, personalized letterhead:

In celebration of the man and his work, I scoured the Internet for some of his doodles and drawings. I hope you enjoy them:

I love the look of this one–Donald with the straw hat and the chipmunks wearing gas masks. It has a very particular aesthetic that I remember vividly. : )Melissa Sue recently posted News: Students Published in Orion Magazine